Suspects Hit Cardiac Care Center ATM

Mason
Police District – Police responded to the Inova Fairfax Hospital Cardiac
Care Center yesterday where they removed a skimmer from the ATM machine
located in the lobby near the gift shop. They believe thieves attached
the skimmer to the machine in late August and have been stealing
thousands from unsuspecting employees, patients, friends and family
members at the hospital.

Financial crimes detectives were alerted to an issue when they began to
receive complaints that ATM cards were being used fraudulently to
purchase groceries, expensive coffees, and, primarily, to get cash from
other ATM machines. An alert customer spotted the skimming device
on the machine and contacted hospital security who immediately called
police on Wednesday, September 13. Detectives are investigating
four cases now but feel that there are many more victims that have not
checked their statements yet and may be unaware they’ve been victimized.

Police report that this crime is on the rise and they urge those that
have used the machine in late August through September 12, 2012 to check
their statements closely. If they detect a discrepancy, they should
contact their bank and police at 703-691-2131. They may also make an
online report or learn more about financial crime scams at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/financialcrimes/.

There
have been no arrests in these cases yet and the investigations are
ongoing.

Actual
skimmer device placed on ATM machines.

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